Forgettable Reef is not the name of a reef, but a collective name for all the reefs in an area. Most of the reefs are distributed in a necklace shape, with several large and small reefs scattered among them. The Forgotten Reef located in the northwest is the largest one, so it was chosen to be constructed here.
What are the most important and fundamental resources for humans to survive on islands and reefs?
Obviously, it's fresh water.
This is why the country has only accelerated development here in the past ten years or so, because seawater desalination technology has come up and matured, and can provide a large amount of fresh water suitable for drinking, so that more people can live on the islands and reefs.
The seawater desalination station on the Forgotten Reef is the first project to be constructed. The entire project has been completed. It has enough drinking water to meet the drinking water of 10,000 people. The freshwater reserve can maintain the basic needs of the island for fifteen days.
Not far from the desalination station is the dock. To be precise, it should be a port. It has a deep-water dock that can directly berth 50,000-ton ships for loading, unloading, supply and other operations. After the bulk carrier "Don't Forget Me" left, the huge port was basically empty. Coupled with the harbor formed by the cover of the island's outer reefs, it can provide shelter for hundreds of fishing boats.
Autumn has entered the northern land at this time, but it is still the typhoon season here. In winter, when the cold air from Siberia collides with the hot ocean air, it can also cause tropical storms.
After Li Hai and others returned from their flight in the afternoon, the weather station reported that there would be heavy waves from late at night to early tomorrow morning, so they could only provide a dozen hours of advance warning. It can be seen that the climate change in this sea area is unpredictable.
After arriving at the pier, squad leader Xiaodong said he would take the two of them to the port navigation control center. Li Hai said no, so the two stayed at the pier and watched one fishing boat after another slowly sailing towards the port from a distance. Come.
It was getting dark now, and only the outline of the fishing boat could be vaguely seen. The most obvious one was naturally the navigation light on the mast. Looking from a distance, as more and more fishing boats gather here, it seems like there is a light party on the sea, and it looks like a clear starry sky.
The party for the people sighed with emotion, "It's so spectacular, it's like the second navy!"
"The Second Navy is the Coast Guard." Li Hai said with a smile, "Besides, where is this? Have you ever seen ocean-going fishing boats? They are neatly lined up on the port, with national flags hanging on the masts. , at a glance, everything is red, they are all big guys with thousands of tons!"
Dang Weimin said, "Then I don't have that chance. How many times have I told you to take me to the company where your dad works during the winter and summer vacations, but every time I can't make the trip."
"Then what can we do? We only have about ten days of vacation, and we are not ordinary students." Li Hai said.
Of course he had seen the grand spectacle of hundreds of fishing boats lining up neatly at the port. After entering junior high school, it was harder to see his mother who was still working in the army than his father, so his father usually took care of him. When he had to work overtime or something, he would just throw him into the port and let him wander around. He didn't have high expectations for the upcoming grand occasion, but he wanted to find memories of his boyhood.
The gathering of hundreds of fishing boats may last for several hours, and there are more fishing boats relatively close, so at this point in time, a scene of hundreds of dragons vying for favor appears.
Li Hai and Dang Weimin watched for more than an hour without feeling bored. If they had not considered that there would be a late roll call in the evening, they might have seen the final "queuing" scene.
"Go back at 8:15." Li Hai said to squad leader Xiaodong.
Squad leader Xiaodong smiled and said, "No problem. Forgotten Reef has not been so lively for a long time, and the cooking team has to be busy again."
"Their boats can cook," Li Hai said.
Squad leader Xiaodong said, "Captain Zhong Jiao won't let them stay on the ship. They have to stay ashore."
"It's just big waves, no typhoon warning." Li Hai shook his head slightly and said.
Monitor Xiaodong said, "If you don't know something, it might turn into a tropical storm. This situation is too common. The big ship is fine, but the small boat is definitely not. Look, there is a big ship coming over there, good guy, we have to Is it four to five thousand tons?"
A fishing boat with a significantly larger hull and a much higher mast was coming through the waves on the edge. The wave resistance of a large ship is stronger than that of a small ship, so it is arranged on the outermost side and also at the rear.
Li Hai opened his eyes wide and looked, and as the distance gradually narrowed, he gradually saw the shape of the ship clearly.
"Hey, this boat looks familiar." Li Hai said.
Dang Weimin asked, "Do you know him?"
"It looks like a ship from my dad's company." Li Hai said.
Dang Weimin was surprised and said, "Really?"
"Look again."
Squad leader Xiaodong didn't understand and asked, "Captain Li, is your father's company's ship?"
Dang Weimin explained, "His father works in a fishing company, Gun Tuan Fishing Company. Have you heard of it?"
"Never heard of it." Squad Leader Xiaodong shook his head.
Li Hai stared at the approaching ship. After gradually entering the range of the harbor searchlights, the entire shape of the ship became clear.
But what I saw was a very beautiful offshore fishing boat, a tuna fishing boat to be exact, the "Rolls-Royce" of fishing boats! This kind of ship is quite expensive, costing about 300 million yuan at the 1,000-ton level. The tuna fishing boat in front of me is at least 4,000 tons, and its cost is half that of the 054A frigate. It can be said that every inch of steel is worth every inch of gold.
It can be clearly seen that the ship has a helicopter platform and is equipped with an A-109 light helicopter. Anyone familiar with the situation can tell at a glance that this boat uses helicopters to look out and track tuna schools. This shows that it is no longer the traditional fishing method.
When Li Hai saw the ship number clearly, he shouted, "Gun Regiment 101, damn, it's my dad's ship!"
"That's true!" Dang Weimin was also very surprised, "Isn't this a coincidence?"
Li Hai turned to squad leader Xiaodong and said, "Xiaodong, help me report to Xue Da and say that my dad is here."
"No problem, I'll go back and report right away." Squad Leader Xiaodong immediately ran to the Warrior commuter bus and rushed back to report.
The son had just arrived here to take up a post, and the father came here to berth because he wanted to take shelter from the wind. The father and son were very close.
The tuna fishing boat "Gun Tuan 101" obviously contacted us in advance, and the port arranged for the ship to berth directly at Pier 2. This made Li Hai a little confused. Generally speaking, when taking shelter from the wind, small boats move inward and large ships move outward. The tuna fishing boat "Gun Tuan 101" with a full load displacement of 5,000 tons should anchor outside instead of berthing.
The ship's crew is of very high professional quality. It actually completed the berthing directly without a pilot. The whole action was very smooth and accurate. Li Hai suspected that they had docked at Forgotten Reef more than once, otherwise they would be as familiar as going home.
He and Dang Weimin ran to Pier 2 and waited.
To put it into detail, Li Hai and his father have not seen each other for more than two years.
